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New Year’s Eve

We spent the holiday this year visiting with the Jacobson family. They have boys similar in age to Alex and it proved to be a fun-filled evening. Before we left the house, we wanted to get in the party mood so we started playing “Poker Face” by Lady Gaga. Alex loved it! We captured his sweet dance moves in the video at the end of the post.

The boys really did have a great time playing with trains and running around after one another. Alex had a great time hiding in the cardboard playhouse the boys got for Christmas. After playtime was over, the adults got to have some fun! It was overall a fantastic time and a great way to bring in the New Year!

See "Poker Face" video below

A Day in the Life of an Elf

This year we toured “A Day in the Life of an Elf” in Santaland on the 8th floor of Macys. We met Grandma and Grandpa Johnson for a tour of this magical place. Alex was excitedly running from display to display. Christmas music was blaring from the speakers above and all of the objects were motorized so it really felt like we were peaking in on the Elves as they readied themselves for Christmas. Alex’s favorite part was seeing all the letters kids wrote to Santa. I was encouraging Alex to touch them as a mom right beside us was telling her child “Don’t touch that! All the kids touch them and they are filled with germs!” I say to that “Bah-humbug!” Kids are kids, they should explore.

The city photos are downtown Minneapolis on a foggy, warmish night. We walked to Lyon's Pub a few blocks from Macy's for dinner. The food was great, and the atmosphere was thick with music. Alex was dancing for all of us as he ate his grilled cheese and french fries. Overall, it was a very fun night out on the town.